40G Mr. A. :\I. Lea on 



middle and sides of inesosteriuimj and on each side of base 

 of abdomen. 



Head not very long ; witb dense and elearly defined, bnt 

 rather small punctnrcs. Eyes rather large and eoarsely 

 faectted. Kostrnm about once and one-half the length of 

 jjrothorax, moderately curved, with rows of punctures 

 separated by fine ridges, more distinct behind than in front 

 of antennae. These inserted abont one-third from apex of 

 rostrum. Prothora.v small, lightly transverse, with rather 

 coarse pnnetures, in ])laces transversely confluent. Elytra 

 strongly convex, about twice the width of prothorax, pirallcl- 

 sided to middle, and then rapidly diminishing in width to 

 apex ; with regular rows of rather large punctures, becoming 

 smaller posteriorly. Under surface with rather large, clearly 

 defined punctures. Femora stout, front lightly, middle 

 moderately, hind strongly and acutely dentate ; hind tibiae 

 dilated near lower apex. 



Length 2 mm. 



? . Differs in having the rostrum somewhat shorter, with 

 ridges not continued in front of antenna3, these somewhat 

 shorter, and the four front femora edentate. 



Ilab. Queensland : Kuranda. 



The eyes are rather coarsely facetted and the femora are 

 aberrant, so that the species was referred to Mcriphiis with 

 considerable hesitation ; its deep hlack colour (in some lights 

 the prothorax and elytra appear to have a vague bluish gloss) 

 and smooth shining elytra are also at variance with others 

 of the genus. Nevertheless, it probably should be treated 

 as an aberrant species of the genus. The spots of snowy 

 scales are very conspicuous. On a male and a female the 

 scape is conspicuousiy pale at the apex, on another female 

 it is of a dingy brown. 



Meriphus guttatus, Pasc. National Park, Illawarra. 



Meripheuellus, gen. nov. 



Head short. Eyes large, subapproximate, and coarsely 

 facetted. Other characters much as in Meriphus. 



In ]51ackburn's table of the Erirhinides, this genus could 

 be ])laced in the position of A(jestra (II. II. on ]). 150) which 

 has been transferred to theTychiides. 'f he species described 

 below in general appearance is much like a small Meriphus, 

 but the eyes forbid its being placed in that genus. 



Meripherellus apica/is, sp. n. 

 J . Dark reddish brown ; apical third of elytra, antcun.T 



